The Green Papers: Arizona 2012 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Special Primary House CD 8: Tuesday 17 April 2012
Special Election House CD 8: Tuesday 12 June 2012
Primary: Tuesday 28 August 2012
General Election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
Governor:1 
2010 Census:6,412,700 (2.07% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:11(2.04% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:9(2.07% of 435)
2000 Census:5,140,683 (1.82% of 281,998,273)
2004, 2008 Electoral Votes:10(1.86% of 538)
2002-2010 Representatives:8(1.84% of 435)
Capital:Phoenix
Tuesday 17 April 2012 polling hours 6:00a MST (1300 UTC) to 7:00p MST (0200 UTC).
Tuesday 12 June 2012 polling hours 6:00a MST (1300 UTC) to 7:00p MST (0200 UTC).
Tuesday 28 August 2012 polling hours 6:00a MST (1300 UTC) to 7:00p MST (0200 UTC).
Tuesday 6 November 2012 polling hours 6:00a MST (1300 UTC) to 7:00p MST (0200 UTC).
 

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Arizona State and Local Government

Arizona 2012 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats, Republicans, Third Parties


12 June 2012 Congressional District 8 Special General Election returns from an official source.

6 November 2012 candidate information from the Office of the Secretary of State.

6 November 2012 returns from Arizona Department of State.

 
           

President  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 11 (Winner-take-all), How Appointed, Meeting Place, Duly Appointed Presidential Electors, List of Presidential Candidates.
Up for election in 2012
  Elected Republican 1,233,654 53.65% former Massachusetts Governor Willard "Mitt" Romney
(11 Electoral Votes)
Vice President: Wisconsin Congressman Paul D. Ryan

FEC P80003353; 26 Nov 12; Tot $478,704,347; Dsb $465,787,141
  Candidate Democratic 1,025,232 44.59% President Barack Hussein Obama
Vice President: Vice President Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr.

FEC P80003338; 26 Nov 12; Tot $732,741,988; Dsb $729,647,987
  Candidate Libertarian 32,100 1.40% former New Mexico Governor Gary Earl Johnson
Vice President: James P. "Jim" Gray

FEC P20002671; 26 Nov 12; Tot $2,575,529; Dsb $2,572,585
  Candidate Green 7,816 0.34% Jill E. Stein
Vice President: Cheri Honkala

FEC P20003984; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,005,788; Dsb $1,093,022
  Candidate Write-in; (Constitution) 289 0.01% former Congressman Virgil Hamlin Goode, Jr.
Vice President: James N. "Jim" Clymer

FEC P20004685; 26 Nov 12; Tot $202,258; Dsb $202,253
  Candidate Write-in; (Justice Party) 119 0.01% former Salt Lake City Mayor Ross Carl "Rocky" Anderson
Vice President: Luis J. Rodriguez

FEC P20004263; 31 Dec 11; Tot $7,954; Dsb $10,084
  Candidate Write-in 17 0.00% Jill Ann Reed
Vice President: Thomas A. "Tom" Cary.
Twelve Vision Party

FEC P20003208; 26 Nov 12; Tot $45,217; Dsb $46,660
  Candidate Write-in; (Independent American) 14 0.00% Will Christensen
Vice President: Kenneth "Ken" L. Gibbs

FEC P20005245
  Candidate Write-in; (Democratic) 7 0.00% Dennis Jerome Knill
Vice President: David Gilder

FEC P20002218; 31 Oct 12; Tot $1,089; Dsb $1,208
  Candidate Write-in 6 0.00% Sheila Telles "Samm" Tittle
Vice President: Matthew A. "Matt" Turner

FEC P20002630
Total 2,299,254 100.00%  

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 112th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1
Seat up for election
Open
Republican Senator Jon L. Kyl
First elected: 1994; re-elected 2000, 2006
[also served in U.S. House- elected: 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992]
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Open Seat - 10 February 2011: Announced retirement
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
  Elected Republican 1,104,457 49.23% Congressman Jeff Flake
CD 6

FEC S2AZ00141; 26 Nov 12; Tot $9,007,856; Dsb $9,334,524
  Candidate Democratic 1,036,542 46.20% former Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona
FEC S2AZ00232; 26 Nov 12; Tot $6,459,521; Dsb $6,270,596
  Candidate Libertarian 102,109 4.55% Marc J. Victor
Nominated in the 28 August 2012 Primary as a write-in candidate.

FEC S2AZ00299; 26 Nov 12; Tot $8,336; Dsb $8,334
  Candidate Write-in; (Independent) 290 0.01% Steven Richard Watts
FEC S2AZ00307; 12 Nov 12; Tot $3,000; Dsb $1,155
  Candidate Write-in; (Independent) 24 0.00% Don Manspeaker
FEC S2AZ00315
Total 2,243,422 100.00%  

Class 3 Republican Senator John McCain
First elected: 1986; re-elected: 1992, 1998, 2004, 2010.
[also served in U.S. House- elected: 1982, 1984]
Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: The Governor can not serve for more than 8 years, All Governors

  Republican Governor Janice K. "Jan" Brewer
Appointed: 20 January 2009 (by Governor Janet Napolitano who resigned upon confirmation as Secretary of Homeland Security); first elected: 2010
Chair up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election.
Open Chair - At term limit

112th U.S. House of Representatives  2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit. 112th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
5 Republican (3 Renominated, 1 Lost / No longer running, 1 Open);
3 Democratic (3 Renominated)

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 1
Seat up for election
Republican Congressman Paul Anthony Gosar
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 28 August 2012 Primary.
Congressman Gosar is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 4.
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Elected Democratic 122,774 48.80% former Congressman Ann Kirkpatrick
FEC H8AZ01104; 26 Nov 12; Tot $2,353,527; Dsb $2,315,145
  Candidate Republican 113,594 45.15% former state Senator Jonathan Paton
FEC H0AZ08056; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,472,722; Dsb $1,440,319
  Candidate Libertarian 15,227 6.05% Kim Lee Allen
Nominated in the 28 August 2012 Primary as a write-in candidate.

FEC H2AZ01321
Total 251,595 100.00%  

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 2
Seat up for election
Republican Congressman Trent Franks
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 28 August 2012 Primary.
Congressman Franks is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 8.
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Elected Democratic 147,338 50.41% Congressman Ronald "Ron" Barber
Congressman Barber, incumbent in the old CD 8, is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 2.

FEC H2AZ08094; 26 Nov 12; Tot $2,770,669; Dsb $2,637,097
  Candidate Republican 144,884 49.57% Martha E. McSally
FEC H2AZ08102; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,472,607; Dsb $1,415,346
  Candidate Write-in; (Green) 57 0.02% Anthony Prowell
FEC H2AZ08045
Total 292,279 100.00%  

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 3
Seat up for election
Lost
Republican Congressman Ben Quayle
First elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Lost Primary / No Longer Running - 28 August 2012 Primary.
Congressman Quayle is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 6.
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Elected Democratic 98,468 58.37% Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva
Congressman Grijalva, incumbent in the old CD 7, is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 3.

FEC H2AZ07070; 26 Nov 12; Tot $897,619; Dsb $910,211
  Candidate Republican 62,663 37.15% Gabriela Saucedo Mercer
FEC H2AZ07146; 26 Nov 12; Tot $242,590; Dsb $224,609
  Candidate Libertarian 7,567 4.49% Blanca Arsenia Guerra
FEC H2AZ03145; 26 Nov 12; Tot $13,170; Dsb $13,275
Total 168,698 100.00%  

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 4
Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman Edward L. "Ed" Pastor
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected: 24 September 1991- in a Special Election re: the resignation of Congressman Morris Udall, 4 May 1991
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 28 August 2012 Primary.
Congressman Pastor is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 7.
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Elected Republican 162,907 66.83% Congressman Paul Anthony Gosar
Congressman Gosar, incumbent in CD 1, is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 4.

FEC H0AZ01259; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,130,823; Dsb $1,084,315
  Candidate Democratic 69,154 28.37% Johnnie Elbert Robinson
FEC H2AZ04150
  Candidate Libertarian 9,306 3.82% Joseph "Joe" Pamelia
FEC H2AZ04176
  Candidate Americans Elect 2,393 0.98% Richard Grayson
Nominated in the 28 August 2012 Primary as a write-in candidate.

FEC S2AZ00158
Total 243,760 100.00%  

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 5
Seat up for election
Republican Congressman David Schweikert
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 28 August 2012 Primary.
Congressman Schweikert is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 6.
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Elected Republican 183,470 67.19% former Congressman Matthew James "Matt" Salmon
FEC H4AZ01038; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,279,702; Dsb $1,155,108
  Candidate Democratic 89,589 32.81% Spencer Collins Morgan
FEC H2AZ05140
Total 273,059 100.00%  

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 6
Seat up for election
Open
Republican Congressman Jeff Flake
First elected: 2000
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Open Seat - 14 February 2011: Announced that he will run for the U.S. Class 1 Senate Seat in 2012.
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Elected Republican 179,706 61.30% Congressman David Schweikert
Congressman Schweikert, incumbent in the current CD 5, is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 6.

FEC H4AZ06045; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,961,217; Dsb $1,928,426
  Candidate Democratic 97,666 33.31% Matthew T. "Matt" Jette
Ran for Governor as a Republican in 2010.
1 October 2012: Mr. Jette wrote on his website "I am now an Independent".

FEC H2AZ06171; 27 Nov 12; Tot $25,851; Dsb $25,851
  Candidate Libertarian 10,167 3.47% Jack Anderson
FEC H2AZ06189
  Candidate Green 5,637 1.92% Mark Salazar
Nominated in the 28 August 2012 Primary as a write-in candidate.

FEC H2AZ06197
  Candidate Write-in 1 0.00% James Ketover
FEC H2AZ06205
Total 293,177 100.00%  

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 7
Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected: 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 28 August 2012 Primary.
Congressman Grijalva is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 3.
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Elected Democratic 104,489 81.74% Congressman Edward L. "Ed" Pastor
Congressman Pastor, incumbent in the old CD 4, is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 7.

FEC H2AZ02055; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,021,748; Dsb $1,073,616
  Candidate Libertarian 23,338 18.26% Joe Cobb
FEC H6AZ07022
Total 127,827 100.00%  

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 8
Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman Ronald "Ron" Barber
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected: 12 June 2012 in a special election to fill the vacant seat of Congressman Gabrielle "Gabby" Giffords (Democratic).
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Renominated - 28 August 2012 Primary.
Congressman Barber is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 2.
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Elected Republican 172,809 63.35% Congressman Trent Franks
Congressman Franks, incumbent in the old CD 2, is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 8.

FEC H4AZ04024; 26 Nov 12; Tot $374,910; Dsb $395,461
  Candidate Democratic 95,635 35.06% Gene Paul Scharer
FEC H0AZ03248; 26 Nov 12; Tot $8,937; Dsb $8,848
  Candidate Americans Elect 4,347 1.59% Stephen Dolgos
FEC H2AZ08151
Total 272,791 100.00%  
  
8 January 2011: Congressman Gabrielle "Gabby" Giffords (Democratic) was shot at a constituent meeting at a Safeway grocery store in Tuscon. Fox News, CNN.
22 January 2012: Congressman Giffords announced that she will resign from Congress. "I will return, and we will work together for Arizona and this great country." Once she officially resigns, the Governor will call a special primary (80 to 90 days after the occurrence of the vacancy-- circa April) and a special general election (50 to 60 days after the primary-- circa June). [Arizona Revised Statutes 16-222].
25 January 2012: Congressman Giffords, who was first elected in 2006, resigned.
27 January 2012: Arizona Governor Janice K. "Jan" Brewer called a Special U.S. House CD 8 Primary for Tuesday 17 April 2012 and a Special Election for Tuesday 12 June 2012 to fill the Seat vacated by the resignation of Congressman Gabrielle "Gabby" Giffords (Democratic). 12 June 2012: Ron Barber (Democratic) was elected.

Special Election - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 8
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Seat up for election
Special Election
Democratic
Seat up for election: Tuesday 12 June 2012
Special Election - The Special Primary is Tuesday 17 April 2012.
  Elected Democratic 111,204 52.16% Ronald "Ron" Barber
FEC H2AZ08094; 26 Nov 12; Tot $2,770,669; Dsb $2,637,097
  Candidate Republican 96,465 45.25% Jesse Kelly
FEC H0AZ08015; 03 Dec 12; Tot $1,084,859; Dsb $1,123,810
  Candidate Green 4,869 2.28% Charlie Manolakis
FEC H2AZ08128
  Candidate Scattering 652 0.31% WRITE-IN
Total 213,190 100.00%  
 On 27 January 2012, Arizona Governor Janice K. "Jan" Brewer called a Special U.S. House CD 8 Primary for Tuesday 17 April 2012 and a Special Election for Tuesday 12 June 2012 to fill the Seat vacated by the 25 January 2012 resignation of Congressman Gabrielle "Gabby" Giffords (Democratic) [Arizona Revised Statutes 16-221, 16-222(B), 16-223]. Congressman Giffords was first elected in 2006. The Congressman is recovering from a gunshot wound received at an 8 January 2011 constituent meeting at a grocery store in Tuscon.

No Incumbent - New Seat in 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment - First election in 2012
CD 9
Seat up for election
 
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
  Elected Democratic 121,881 48.73% former state Senator Kyrsten Sinema
3 January 2012: Vacated state Legislative seat

FEC H2AZ09019; 26 Nov 12; Tot $2,158,871; Dsb $2,049,188
  Candidate Republican 111,630 44.63% Paradise Valley Councilmember Vernon B. Parker
FEC H0AZ03321; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,190,927; Dsb $1,082,452
  Candidate Libertarian 16,620 6.64% Powell Gammill
Nominated in the 28 August 2012 Primary as a write-in candidate.

FEC H4AZ02119
Total 250,131 100.00%  

Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

  Republican Secretary of State Ken Bennett
Appointed: 2009 by Governor Janice K. "Jan" Brewer; first elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
Open Seat - 11 May 2011: Filed paperwork to run for Governor in 2014.

Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

  Republican Attorney General Tom Horne
First elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

  Republican Treasurer Doug Ducey
First elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Mine Inspector  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

  Republican Mine Inspector Joe Hart
First elected: 2006; re-elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Superintendent of Public Instruction  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

  Republican Superintendent of Public Instruction John Huppenthal
First elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
 

Political Parties    Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties
  Democratic (affiliates): 4 incumbents, 13 candidates
  Republican: 13 incumbents, 11 candidates
Major Third Parties
  Constitution (affiliates): 1 candidate
  Green (affiliates): 4 candidates
  Libertarian: 8 candidates
Other Third Parties
  Americans Elect: 2 candidates
  Independent American (affiliate of Constitution): 1 candidate
  Justice Party: 1 candidate
Independents
  Independent: 2 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
  Scattering: 1 candidate
  Write-in: 10 candidates
 
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.


 


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